FNS recently released a new report on SNAP household characteristics for fiscal year (FY) 2022.
The USDA Dietary Patterns were developed to help individuals carry out Dietary Guidelines recommendations.
1939 – The First Food Stamp Program
This session is intended to introduce students to a working knowledge of dietary fiber as defined by the Institute of Medicine and the data series used to report trends on how much nutrients and other food components are available for consumption, on a per person and per day basis.
In 2000, USDA initiated a comprehensive reassessment of the Food Guide Pyramid (FGP), which was originally released in 1992. USDA has provided food guidance to the American public for over 100 years, and the Pyramid is the current graphic representation of this guidance.